Sabian Symbols: King of the fairies approaching his domain

Scorpio 28 (27° - 28°)

INNER SOVEREIGNTYHowever pompous and controlling society may get, ​we still have our own inner world over which we hold sway

We may be keenly aware of the power of Nature and also of the need for ego-driven behaviours to defend against risk, and we may well live out our lives subservient to the passions and restrictions that arise from these two forces. Yet in truth we are sovereign and free, would we only learn to act like a king whose domain is subtle and lovely. If we approach life with such regal confidence then we find our expectations of self-fulfilment are met.

Rudhyar: THE KING OF THE FAIRIES APPROACHING HIS DOMAIN

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Allegiance

We must focus the creative mind only on what we want to come to pass

We demonstrate true allegiance not to causes similar to ours, but to causes that actually define us. There is but one cause that defines us completely – it is our own life. Our own domain is none other than the circumstances of our life, and we approach that domain as does a king expressing sovereignty.​Central to the understandings of wisdom is the key mystery – that there is nothing outside us other than a reflection of what is inside us. Life is a mirror, nothing more, nothing less. Some take on this knowledge as a burden of responsibility, and feel chastened as their awareness is drawn to their imperfections.

Others feel the gift that goes along with this, and appreciate the inherent promise that all developments in self-knowledge must necessarily be met by improvement in one’s life situation.

Full of self-confidence, we can then put aside futile concepts of good fortune or bad fortune as though the gods were dealing our hand. We get what we deserve, we get what we are ready to handle, and it is we who call it up.

The world of imagination is powerful – it is what we imagine that comes to pass. This mystery is hinted at in the fairy king imagery. Yes we do have a considerable measure of control over our future circumstances and, on the deepest level, complete control. Yet it requires that we are capable of focusing the imaginative creative mind passionately, consistently and in detail, upon something that has never before existed – something we desire, and not anything else. Quite a challenge!

Such creative power has its dangers, especially in a poorly disciplined mind. Free will allows us to call up dragons as well as fairies. We must be careful to whom and to what we offer allegiance, and be neither fearful nor self-indulgent; both are wasteful and lead to a poverty of joy.

With practice, understanding and experience, a highly developed person will know that what they choose must come into form – when inner vision becomes clear and expectation of fulfilment becomes normal, then great achievements are realised.

​King of the fairies approaching his domain

Commentary from Richard Grey​At first, I thought this was No. And there is, of course, a significant aspect of No in this symbol - "I don't want or agree with that." But there is more. "I want this instead." This latter is Please. In life, both situations occur. We may be confronted with situations that we simply don't like and to which we 'say' No without having an alternative 'oven-ready' alternative to present in its place. At other times, things we don't like can be replaced (eventually) by things we prefer, things we have imagined. Without having (pre-)imagined an alternative, all we will be able to 'say' is No. One assumes the 'King of Fairies Approaching His Domain' has already envisaged how he wants things and either he will have already made it so, or he will soon do so. Please.